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Reading

Kana: こう
Romaji: kou
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Definition

1

(factory) worker

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 グ
Meanings: craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

Example Sentences

道路(どうろ)工事中(こうじちゅう)
➥"Road under Repair."
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(かれ)工作(こうさく)がうまい。
➥He has skill in handwork.
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(かれ)職業(しょくぎょう)大工(だいく)です。
➥He is a carpenter by trade.
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日本(にっぽん)工業国(こうぎょうこく)だ。
➥Japan is an industrial nation.
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(かれ)らは工場(こうじょう)(はたら)いた。
➥They labored in the factories.
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川崎(かわさき)には工場(こうじょう)(おお)い。
➥There are a lot of factories in Kawasaki.
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